Troopers said the family was leaving a pickup when the woman's .357-caliber handgun fell out of its holster, struck the pavement on its hammer and fired. The shot hit the 4-year-old just above the knee.

The bullet went through the boy's leg and lodged in a building; the boy was transported by helicopter to Anchorage for treatment.

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Why Why Why is anyone in this country casually walking around with a fucking handgun around their 4-year-old? Stop.